Apple Tarte Tatin
Apple Tarte Tatin features caramelized Granny Smith apples cooked in butter and sugar, topped with flaky puff pastry and baked to golden perfection. The recipe includes a Chambord berry syrup and a spiced cinnamon cream, which add contrasting sweet and aromatic elements to the tart’s rich caramelized apple base, delivering a layered dessert experience.
Ingredients
Chambord Syrup:
- 1 1/2 cups raspberry fresh or frozen
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 2 Chambord liqueur brandy or any berry liqueur can be used, shots
Tart:
- 8 apple peeled, cored, and cut into thin circles, Granny Smith variety
- 4 ½ oz butter unsalted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 puff pastry sheet
Cinnamon Cream:
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 teaspoon icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
Instructions
Chambord Syrup
- Pour the Chambord into a saucepan and place over medium heat.
- Add the berries and sugar.
- Bring to the boil and crush the berries with a wooden spoon.
- Reduce to a low simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove and allow to cool slightly.
- Blend the mixture in a blender for about 1 minute.
- Strain through a medium-fine sieve and stir it through with a spoon.
- Discard the pulp and place the syrup in the refrigerator.
Tart
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees Celsius (435 Fahrenheit).
- In a flat bottomed oven safe fry pan, melt the 125 grams (2 oz) of butter over medium heat.
- Add the sugars and turn the heat up to high.
- Allow the sugar to slightly caramelize (approx 5 minutes) and remove from the heat.
- Carefully lay the apple rings into the caramelized sugar and continue laying apple rings atop one another until the pan or dish is full.
- Replace the pan to the stove top and cook gently over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes, keep an eye on it as the apples can quickly burn.
- While it cooks defrost the puff pastry and cut it into the largest circle possible
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.
- Once the apples have cooled, cover them with the puff pastry and tuck in the edges.
- Melt the remaining butter and brush the pastry with it.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden.
- Remove and allow to cool slightly.
- Gently run a paring knife around the edge of the tart to separate any stuck bits.
- Place a large plate or serving platter on top of the tart and carefully invert and turn the tart out onto the platter.
Cinnamon Cream
- Whip the cream with the cinnamon and sugar until soft but stable.